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allotropism

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al⋅lot⋅ro⋅py

  [uh-lo-truh-pee]
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–noun Chemistry.
a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
Also, al⋅lot⋅ro⋅pism.

Origin:
1840–50; allo- + -tropy
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Main Entry: al·lot·ro·py
Pronunciation: &-'lä-tr&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: theexistence of a substance and especially an element in two or more different forms (as of crystals) usually in the same phase —al·lo·trop·ic /"al-&-'träp-ik/ adjective —al·lo·trop·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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allotropism al·lot·ro·pism (ə-lŏt'rə-pĭz'əm) or al·lot·ro·py (-rə-pē)
n.
The existence of two or more forms of an element that differ from one another in crystalline or molecular structure.

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